The 50 Best Pizzas In Asia

Pizza in Asia is not the first thing that you might think of eating when you arrive here, but the pizza scene across the continent is absolutely lit of late.

Some of the best foodie entrepreneurs and chefs are introducing a new wave of pizza across the region that is second to none. From classic Italian Neapolitan-style pizza through to New York slices and everything in between. There is something here for everybody.

We wanted to celebrate the best of the best so we found the 50 best pizzas in Asia. With 4.4 billion people living in this part of the world pizza could be set to become the next big trend. These are the places to watch out for…

Plank Sourdough Pizza is the first pizzeria in Singapore specialising in sourdough crust pizza. What does that mean? Well, sourdough pizza has a light, crisp base with a soft, pillowy and slightly crisp crust, made by hand stretching.

Great Leap Brewing is the jack of all trades place here in Beijing. They make out-of-this-world beers and great burgers and pizzas. The pizzas here are New-York style, which you can order as a whole pie or by the slice.

Order The Little Nunzio pizza, spicy chili flakes sprinkled onto a pizza topped with sausage. Wash it down with a few brews too.

Huge puffy crusts that are very much in the new Neapolitan-style of making pizza. They load the centre up with toppings to create a pizza that is absolutely bursting with flavour through every single mouthful.

Certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, this old school pizzeria keeps things simple when it comes to their pizzas. They stick to the authentic Napoli traditions and the result is incredible pizza.

Choose a foolproof Margherita or try one of the seasonal specialities.

Fabbrica takes authentic Italian cuisine to a whole new level. They cook with a great respect for tradition, and use only the freshest produce which is the key to their success. The star is the copper wood-fired oven, which turns out the tastiest pizzas you can ever imagine.

Anywhere that has a focus on both burgers and pizzas is going to get top marks from us, as it’s hard to find two better foods on this planet. Perfect crusts, wonderfully original toppings and just a fun restaurant to hang out in.

Their pizza is served on the thin and crispy side and absolutely piled high with toppings. It makes it perfect to fold each slice in half and enjoy the sheer delight of the explosion of flavours in your mouth.

One of Singapore’s top pizza joints, this badly-kept secret proves that pizza this delicious needs to be shared. PizzaFace is a funky restaurant that has great pizzas, with chewy crusts and a rich tomato sauce.

Now with seven locations around the city the good news is you’re never going to be far away from their pizzas. Pizza 4P’s is one of the top restaurants in Vietnam.

They make their cheese in-house, which shows the remarkable extents they are willing to go for quality. Their pizzas are cooked in a wood-fired oven and delivered to the table piping hot and looking divine.

Classic in name and classic in style. Margherita Pizza have restaurants across the Middle East (Saudi, Qatar, Lebanon and Egypt) where they aim to bring really top quality pizza to a whole new audience.

Their restaurants are friendly and have really great service. The second you walk in you’ll smell that wonderful scent of baking dough and molten cheese.

Limoncello is as close to the Amalfi Coast as you can get in Singapore. You’ll feast on home-made pasta, Neapolitan wood-fired pizza and charcoal grilled meat and seafood, but it’s the pizza that steals the show.

They use fresh Italian toppings and you can even get a wholemeal base.

Pizza Art is passionate about pizzas – they only use fresh ingredients that are specially imported from Italy. Chef-owner Donato Mazzola comes from Rome, so he makes sure that each pizza is just as good as you will find there.

Can’t choose what toppings to get? The beef tenderloin pie with porcini mushrooms and truffle sauce is indulgent but delicious.

Belmio Pizza is an Italian pizzeria, cooking up authentic thin crust pizzas in Colombo that taste as good as they look. There’s a huge 26 different pizzas to choose from; rosemary potatoes, four cheese or even salmon with caviar.

Usually, pizzas here are a mix between two classics – what they describe as “New York meets Neapolitan”.

That means their pizzas are made with Italian Caputo OO flour but then mixed to a New York Style dough recipe. The end result? An absolute masterpiece with wonderful spongey crusts and a light and fluffy interior.

Their pizzas are made with a very traditional Italian base but where they really come into their own is with their innovative toppings. This is true East-meets-West fusion cooking while keeping a focus on the core qualities of both cuisines.

A world-class Asian pizza eating experience you won’t forget in a hurry.

Gemma’s pizzas just might be some of the best in Shanghai because of their fresh ingredients that they frequently import. The pizzas here are Neapolitan-style, meaning it’s cooked in a wood-fire oven and made to perfection.

Seirinkan was one of the first Neapolitan-style pizza restaurants in the city and is considered the original Tokyo pizza pioneer. They’re a unique Tokyo Neapolitan-style (the dough is saltier than the Italian version) and utterly delicious.

There’s just two pizzas you can order here: Margherita or a Marinara. Why mess with perfection?

Bottega is a legit pizza joint in Beijing that is run by two brothers from the home of pizza, Naples. They make their pizzas using wood-fired ovens and the quality of their pies are supreme. All of their ingredients come from back home in Italy, so you know you’re getting top quality here.

For an authentic Neapolitan-style pizza, try their Margherita pizza here as it’s probably one of the best in the city.

This stylish pizzeria with two HK locations does perfectly thin and crispy pizzas, with a range of gourmet toppings. Controversial, but the Brussel Sprout pizza is a must-try: Fior Di Latte, Brussels Sprouts, Pancetta, Garlic and Pecorino.

Proper wood-fired pizza with the oven bringing vibrancy and a wonderful smell to the whole room as soon as you walk in the door. Take into account their great wine list, and this is the sort of place that you’ll never want to leave.

A special sort of ‘Tokyo Neapolitan’ style pizza, the dough here is extra fine and pizzas fired up in a Japanese cedar wood oven. If you’re lucky enough to grab one of the few seats at Pizza Studio Tamaki, be sure to order the simple Marinara. Perfection.

A multi-award winning pizza that is all about the core ingredients and their dough, which they prove for 28 hours. They then cook it in less than two minutes in piping hot ovens for that perfect crust. The funky food truck that they serve them from is just part of the attraction.

Once you taste one of their pizzas once you’ll be addicted for life. Pizza just doesn’t get any better than this.